German Verb Conjugations
ERFINDEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT
The German verb erfinden (to invent) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
ERFINDEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
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ERFINDEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich erfand | I invented |
| du erfandst | you invented |
| er erfand sie erfand es erfand |
he invented she invented it invented |
| PLURAL | |
| wir erfanden | we invented |
| ihr erfandet | you (guys) invented |
| sie erfanden | they invented |
| Sie erfanden | you invented |
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Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich habe erfunden | I have invented I invented |
| du hast erfunden | you have invented you invented |
| er hat erfunden sie hat erfunden es hat erfunden |
he has invented he invented she has invented she invented it has invented it invented |
| PLURAL | |
| wir haben erfunden | we have invented we invented |
| ihr habt erfunden | you (guys) have invented you invented |
| sie haben erfunden | they have invented they invented |
| Sie haben erfunden | you have invented you invented |
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Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich hatte erfunden | I had invented |
| du hattest erfunden | you had invented |
| er hatte erfunden sie hatte erfunden es hatte erfunden |
he had invented she had invented it had invented |
| PLURAL | |
| wir hatten erfunden | we had invented |
| ihr hattet erfunden | you (guys) had invented |
| sie hatten erfunden | they had invented |
| Sie hatten erfunden | you had invented |
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